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http://www.openminds.tv/ufo-hovers-over-melbourne-for-hours-video/29788#commentsMon, 01 Sep 2014 15:19:53 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=29788Witnesses observed a UFO over Melbourne, Australia on the night of Sunday, August 31. This object hovered in the sky over the southeast Melbourne suburb of Carnegie for more than an hour, according to those who observed the mysterious craft. It flashed multi-colored lights, which included red, green, and blue, “in different flickering patterns.” The ...

]]>Witnesses observed a UFO over Melbourne, Australia on the night of Sunday, August 31.

This object hovered in the sky over the southeast Melbourne suburb of Carnegie for more than an hour, according to those who observed the mysterious craft. It flashed multi-colored lights, which included red, green, and blue, “in different flickering patterns.”

The UFO was reportedly seen by multiple witnesses, including Toni Koromilas who recorded video of the object. Another witness, Ami Hasson, also captured video of the UFO. Hasson says he watched the craft hover in the sky for a lengthy two-and-a-half hours. He also describes, “It was moving around in different directions . . . It looked like a ball from a distance but once I went out to film it and zoomed in I was amazed by it.”

UFO over Melbourne. (Credit: Ami Hasson/Facebook)

But according to the Herald Sun, Perry Vlahos from the Astronomical Society of Victoria believes he knows what the unidentified object is. “A few weeks ago I was driving over Carnegie and I saw something hanging in the sky,” he explained. “If we’re referring to the same thing it’s just a gyrocopter that someone is flying and outfitted with LED lights to make it a little more impressive.”

This “gyrocopter,” or quadcopter identification is further supported by Hasson’s own description. “It looked like it had a dark square main body with no lights on it but with around 4-6 colourful arms, reminded me of an octopus,” he explained.

Here is an example of a popular quadcopter in flight at night for reference:

Although the behavior and appearance of this UFO is consistent with a quadcopter, Hasson points out, “Many people can think many things . . . I think that we had visitors . . .”

According to the Herald Sun, Melbourne gets an average of one UFO sighting per week.

The video series is produced by The Age, a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, and hosted by science columnist Peter Spinks. He explains that this alien video series features “a panel of four scientists who consider the possibility of habitable worlds in the universe, the chances of them harbouring life, what aliens, if they exist, might be like, and how we might one day communicate with them across space and time.”

The series was filmed before a live audience at The Deakin Edge theater at Melbourne’s Federation Square.

A new video in the series will be added to The Age‘s website every day this week.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/daily-ufo-headlines-21113/18620/feed0Fleet of UFOs over Melbourne captured on infrared camerahttp://www.openminds.tv/fleet-of-ufos-over-melbourne-captured-on-infrared-camera-877/17708
http://www.openminds.tv/fleet-of-ufos-over-melbourne-captured-on-infrared-camera-877/17708#commentsMon, 19 Nov 2012 21:55:20 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=17708A witness captured infrared camera footage of what he refers to as an "armada" of UFOs over Melbourne, Australia.

]]>On November 11, 2012, a witness captured infrared camera footage of what he refers to as an “armada” of UFOs over Melbourne, Australia.

The footage was recorded before noon in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds using a Samsung SDC-435 security camera with a 950nm infrared (IR) filter on the lens. The International Business Times describes:

What the video shows is a strange formation of hovering lights, among others. The lights come in groups, without a particular motion pattern. At least one frame features countless lights moving rather slowly relative to the others.

The witness reports that there were five groups of these UFOs that appeared approximately ten minutes apart from each other. The video posted to YouTube by the witness is reportedly the most significant of these five groups.

A few lights in the video shoot across the screen at incredible speeds and fly in erratic patterns. These are most likely bugs. But most of the lights that appear in this video move in a straight line, move at steady speeds, and do not alter their courses at all. The incredible volume of lights in the sky at the same time is unusual, and the fact that the objects were reportedly not visible with the naked eye adds the mystery. But the behavior of these lights is consistent with conventional aircraft, and there are several airports in the vicinity, including a military base.

What do you think the identity is of the objects comprising this “sky armada?” Watch the video below and share your thoughts in the comment section below, or on the Open Minds Facebook page.